I’m a 20-year man
Last month marked a very important event in my life: I’ve been a Yukoner for 20 years.Of course, we all understand that I didn’t become a Sourdough until eight months later, when I saw the Yukon River break up.As a...
Read MoreIssue: 2009-11-19
‘Moving the Coat Rack’
We heard a story a while back about an artist who had a sculpture exhibit going on at a gallery. Near the entry door to the gallery, the artist placed a coat rack.During the opening, people would come into the gallery, hang...
Read MoreHer art can be everywhere and everything
Within half an hour of drinking coffee at Umbellula Café, Deanna Slonski had said hello to seven people.”Well, with the kids growing up here and volunteering and my line of work …” she says with a shrug and...
Read MoreThe Icing on the Season
BY DAN DAVIDSONThere are signs of seasons changingthat we all can recognize:falling leaves and boarded windows,filled with plywood cut to size.??Hotels close and shops cut hoursand the RV parks shut down,and the last canoing...
Read MoreFly Fishing on Skis
“Skis?” you say.I say, “Yup, that was me out there in a snowmobile suit, a fly rod and a set of cross-country skis, need I mention on some very thin ice on Fox Lake.”You see, some of us can hardly wait...
Read MoreStellar Views, Quick and Easy
This time of year I am frequently asked the same question: “What is the best gift for someone who wants to get into astronomy and wants to see more than what binoculars can offer?”A box store special telescope is a...
Read MoreNews from the Barnyard
With winter finally here, the farming workload seems to lighten. Winter is a time of rest and contemplation. It is also a time to recuperate from the busy summer season.Normally we just have laying hens in the barn, over the...
Read MoreApproaching Life ‘Gingerly’
There is nothing like ginger for spicing things up. Fresh, candied, pickled in syrup or dried; all forms of ginger are pungent, fragrant and especially aromatic when in the oven baking.Fruit desserts like this Pear Apple Crisp...
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